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Bhubaneswar: The Indian Red Cross Society, with the support of its international partners (IFRC and ICRC), aims to develop a cadre of First Aid & Certified First Medical Responder at district level through a series of training programmes, enhancing the capacity of communities to respond to emergency situations.
Odisha State Branch had organized the First Aid & Certified First Medical Responder training programme for SDRT/DDRT Members/ Youth Red Cross/ Junior Red Cross Counsellors / Red Cross Life Members / Volunteers from 1st to 3rd December, 2013 with the objective to enhance the capacity of Red Cross volunteers and communities to d

India: US Warns of Problems with Philips Heart Devices

United States Federal health regulators are warning the public that certain cardiac defibrillators recalled by Philips Healthcare may fail to deliver a needed shock in an emergency.
Defibrillators are used by emergency responders and others to restore normal heart function in people suffering a heart attack. The FDA says an electrical problem with recalled Philips' HeartStart devices could cause them to fail to deliver a life-saving shock.
Philips recalled 3 models of its HeartStart devices in September 2012 due to an internal electrical malfunction. The recall affects about 700,000 defibrillators sold between 2005 and 2012. The recalled He

India: Free Aid to Accident Victims Within a 1-kilometre Radius

Ranchi: The traffic administration is planning to start a 'golden hour system' in the city. A meeting with hospital owners was convened by traffic SP Rajiv Ranjan on December 04 Wednesday in which he issued directions for free first-aid facilities to any accident victim within 1 kilometre radius from where the hospital is situated.
He said, "One hour from the accident time is very crucial for the patient and if he is not given proper aid during that time he may collapse. We have named this system golden hour system because of the importance of that one hour."

India: Experts Deliberate on State of Orthopedic Care - Unavailability of EMS emerged Major Hiccups

Mumbai: Over 6,000 orthopedic experts recently gathered to deliberate upon the latest advancements, research and best practices in the field of spine care. The unavailability of pre-hospital care involving, evacuation, first aid at site, and transportation, has emerged as the major hiccups in spinal cord injury care.
Speaking at the event in Agra, Dr HS Chhabra, chief spine surgeon and medical director, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, said "Spinal cord injury is perhaps the most devastating ailment that can afflict an individual. Its management is very expensive as it requires a multi-disciplinary team, huge inf

India: Recognize Symptoms of Stroke, Provide Help in the Golden Hour

Stroke patients need not live in vegetative state or suffer from paralysis provided they get proper medical help at the right time. But very few realise the need to rush a patient to a stroke centre within the golden period, said doctors at a one-day workshop organised to create awareness on stroke and after stroke care.
Addressing the workshop, Dr Sucheta Mudgerikar, senior consultant neurologist at Apollo Hospitals, said: ‘According to a study, over 15 lakh Indians suffer stroke every year and about 30% of them die, while another 30% are left with a disability. In such backdrop, very few people know that one can avoid getting handica